Shaping and ironing tool



`riaiinniaicir n. Kean; or sfr, Louis, Missouar. l l

SHAPING AND TRON-'ING TOOL. .f

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application iled October 18, 1920. Serial No. 417,707.

To @ZZ whom t mag/.concerm i Be it known that I, FREDERICK E. KERN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis and State of Missournhave invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Shaping and Ironing Tools, of

which the following is a specification conshaping of hats or hat trimmings, and mayalso be used for ironing out portions of the' hat which have become crushed in shipping.

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my device and `shows the handle thereof inserted in a hole in the supporting block. y Fig. 2 is a longitudinal, vertical cross sectional view.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the rod by means of which the head of the tool is secured to the handle.

In the construction of my device I make use of a head 5, which is in the-shape of an ovoid, the end 6 being blunter Ithan the end 7. This ovoid is provided with a projection 8, which is provided with the screw threaded bore 9. Within this bore 9 is seated the screw threaded portion 10 of the rod 11, the opposite end of the rod l1 is pointed as at 12.v This pointed end is firmly driven into the handle 13, which handle has its portion 15 tapered. Thev tapered portion is adapted to be inserted in a tapered opening 15 formed in the support ing block 16. This block can be placedv on any suitable support and is for the purpose of holding the tool in upright position, which is necessary in certain kind of work wherein both hands are required to handle the material being shaped or ironed.

It will be noted that the head 6 is solid, this will enable the head to retain quite an amount of heat and for a relatively long period vof time, so that frequent heating is not necessary.

By the use of my device it is possible to take hats which have lbecome dented in ship-y ping and remove these indentations. It is `what I claimk is also possible to change the shape? ofk a hat,y v`or to use the device in ironing bows or other fancy formations of ribbon, or.l other decorating materials, which are used in the millinery trade.

It will be seen that the head has a top.- and sides that arelcurved,the curves of these parts being iiat as compared with those of the ends of the head, and these curves merging into rounded ends, that at 7 being a blunt point, and the opposite end, o, less sharply defined than the pointed end 7. By this construction it is possible with one or another operative' portion of the head to reach and operate upon practically anypart of a hat, whatever its shape. For instance, to mention but a few ofthe uses to which my improved shaping tool may be put, it has always been diiiiult to cover an Lip-turned brim ofl a hat smoothly, distributing the necessary fullness of the goods evenly to coverv the rim. This work requires stretching of the goods to fit the brim. The

necessary fullness can be produced by my tool using the top portion thereof for that purpose. The ends are usedv in making vthe angles required in shaping. In making a foldfin material used to cover the brim edge of a hat the material must be creased and stretched. For this purpose when operating upon velvet or other heavy goods the material is drawn across the more pointed end of the head of the tool stretching it and at the same time forming the crease.v The .tool maybe used for pressing trimming upon a hat without removing it'therefrom,`

the variously shaped portions permitting it tov enter and act upon the different folds and curved parts ofl such trimming, the hand of the operator being employed to support l -ieatentd '.iunegaie'aa.

the trimming while the pressing or ironing takes place.

I-Iaving fully described my invention,

1. A shaping and ironing tool for milliners use comprising an ovoid head adapted to be heated and having its top and sides v y curved alike and merging in one direction into a rounded end brought to a blunt point,l

and in the opposite direction to a rounded end less sharply deiined than that vfirst mentioned, and a handleby which the head is manipulated. Y y

2. A shaping and ironing tool, comprising iio an ovoid head, a` screw threaded projection formed integral with said head, ascrew "tudinal section, ya

threaded rod secured Within the projection,A

right position.

3. A shaping and ironing tool7 comprising a head, said head being so formed as to loe circular in cross `seotion'and oval in longiscrew threaded boss formed integral With said head, a rod providedwith screw threads on one end secured Within the screw threaded boss, the opposite end of saidvrod being tapered and pointed,

la handle in which the pointed end of the screw threaded rod is secured, said handle having its end tapered so as to permit its insertion Within a means for holding the tool in upright position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this Specification. i

FREDERICK E. KERN. 

